Bracket.



G. L. DAY.

BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1908.

899,445, Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

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flar/eslllkg/ CHARLES L. DAY, or cnIoAeo, ILLINOIS;

BRACKET.

Specification of LettersPatent. iatent edsept. 22, 1908.

Application filed May 5, 1908. Serial n 431,038.

"To all whom it may concern):

Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. DAY, 2, citizen of the United States, residing at-Chicago, in the-county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brackets, of which the follow- I mg is a specification.

This inventlon 1s Intended ,more particularly for use as a suppclrt for a gas meter, al- 10 though the-bracketmay be used for the support of anyother suitable object without change or modification.

The bracket is so formed. that straps or pieces of strap iron may beused'in its construction, WlllCll reatly cheapens the "cost of the bracket anrI at the same time renders it stronger and more durable than if constructed from castiron of the-same weight. The bracket is soconstructed that it will be capable of vertical and horizontal adjustment and also capable of angular adjustment.

to accommodate ltssupporting surface to the, varying conditions encountered.

The invention consists of the features of construction and combination ,of parts here- '.inafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Fgu're 1 is a sideelevae tion of the bracket as used to, support'a gas meter; Fig. 2 a front elevation of t and-Fi 3 a top or plan view of the same.

The racket, as a'whole, comprises an L- shaped attaching member 4 which is in the form of a vertical attaching bar 5 adapted to lie flat against a wall or other structure,

which hasoutwardlyprojecting therefrom a sup ortin member 6 which extends at rightang es w-it res eat to the attaching bar and is given a hal .twist with respect thereto,

, whereby the major .dimension ofthe strap bar will be in a vertical line with the load to be supported. The supporting member is Pmii ed, near its outer end, with an elongated slot 7 through which is entered a head- Btspect to one anot 1 ed bolt 8 provided, on-its' end, with a ;nut 9,. l

.The horizontal su porting memfbefserves for the attachment t ereto of a pair'of'angle bars 10, each com rising a vertlcal member 11 and a horizontal member 12, which latter members are oppositely disposed with re er and afford a continuous rest or shelf for the gas meter or other object which it is intended to support.

Each of the v ertical arms or members 11 is provided with awertically extending slot 13, and the slotted -members are located on o posite sides-ofthe supporting member 6 and iavethe bolt 8 enwith heade e bracket the rest or shelf in close enga 'ement with the supporting member. In or er-"to secure the attaching member to the wall or other 511 port, said member is provided with, a plu- 'ra ity of ke hole slots 14 which cooperate nailsor screws. 1'5 outwardly projecting from the surface of the wal whereby the bracket as a whole can be tered throu the slots 13 so that the bolt serves to ho d the two angle bars comprising,

dropped into place and held bythe engagement of the headednails or screws with the contracted portion of the key holeslots.

The construction is one which ermits the shelf member of the bracket to e adjusted vertically and-horizontally andalso to be adjusted to different angles so that the supporting surface, if desired, can be disposed at.

some angleotlier than, horizontal. These adjustments can be effected by'simplg'loosrou'gh the slots. vBy constructing the bracket from stra iron, the inherent strength and rigidity oft e iron can be secured, and by bending enmg the single belt which is entered-t the L-shaped su' porting member in the man-- ner indicated-t ecombinedf'bend and twist I at the angle or elbow will increase the rigidity at this point sufficiently to prevent bending or sagging under the weightqiofthe meter.

" At the same time the twist brings -the horizontal outwardly projecting ortion of the supporting member intosuita 1e position to receive the an le bars composing the shelf portion of the racket, whereby theattachment of the latter can be easily performed, '-What I regardas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a bracket, the combination'of an L-sha-ped'attaching member, comprising an attaching portion adapted tobe secured to a suitable structure, and an outwardly proj ecting portion provided with an opening, a shelf portion comprising two angle bars, each provided with an opening, said angle bars eing disposed on opposite sides of the. projecting portion, and a bolt entered through the openings in; the anglezbars and in the projecting ortion of the attachingmember, sub-' 'istantia y as described.

"2. In a bracket, the combination of an L-shapedattaching member, comprising an attaching portion adapted to be secured to a suitable structure, and an outwardly projecting portion twisted with respect to the at-. taching rtion and provided-with an opening, a s elf portion comprising two angle bars, each Iprovided with an opening, said taching member formed from a single iece of strap metal and comprising an attac ing portion and an outwardly projecting supporting portion bent at right angles with respect to the attaching ortion and twisted with respect thereto to ring the major dimension of the projecting portion into a vertical osition the su ortirr portion brine; 1:)

provi ed with an elongated horizontal slot, e shelf portion comprising two angle hers disposed on opposite sides of the projecting supporting portion, and each provided with a vertical slot, and a bolt entered through the g slots for securing the shelf members to the supporting member and permitting lfillfllill 'dinal and vertical adjustment, substantially as described.

CHARLES L. DAY. Witnesses:

S. H. MooRE, W. J GORMAN. 

